WEBVTT COURTNEY: STEVE, RIGHT NOW T-- IT IS REALLY INTERESTING.AN HOUR AGO, WE WERE GOING TOSAY THAT THE ROADS WERE PRETTYMUCH CLEAR.AND THEN 45 MINUTES AGO, THESNOW REALLY STARTED TO PICK UPHERE IN PORTLAND.IT WAS LATE GETTING THE AREAWITH -- BLANKETING THE AREA WITHFRESH SNOW.SNOW PLAZA BACK ON THE ROADAGAIN.LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE SAWEARLIER.THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE MAINETURNPIKE DOWN TO 45 MILES PERHOUR, AS SNOW REMOVAL CREWSWORKED LATE INTO THE NIGHT.BRITTANY WORCESTER: THE HIGHWAYSOKAY. IT'S KIND OF CLEAR. BUT THE SIDE ROADS ARE REALLYSLUSH-FILLED AND SLIPPERY. ESPECIALLY AT STOP LIGHTS.COURTNEY: SOME DRIVERS, CAUGHTOFF GUARD BY HOW QUICKLY ROADCONDITIONS DETERIORATED ON THEMAINE TURNPIKE.WITHIN MINUTES AND JUST A FEWMILES OF EACH OTHER, FIVEVEHICLES INVOLVED IN AT LEASTTWO ACCIDENTS IN WELLS ANDKENNEBUNK.FIRST RESPONDERS BLOCKED THESOUTHBOUND LANES FOR THIS SUVSPINOUT, WHILE MAINE STATEPOLICE ASSISTED DRIVERS IN THISMULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH.CAR PARTS LITTERED THE SIDE OFTHE HIGHWAY, BUT NO ONE WASSERIOUSLY INJURED.ON CONGRESS STREET IN PORTLAND,FEW CARS ON THE SNOW-COVEREDROADS, SOME DRIVERS SAYINGTHEY'RE GETTING OFF THE ROADSBEFORE CONDITIONS WORSEN.BRITTANY WORCESTER: EARLIER IWENT OUT AND THE SNOW WAS WET,SO IT WAS KIND OF, NOT TOO BAD. BUT NOW THAT IT'S GETTING COLDERIT'S STARTING TO FREEZE UP.COURTNEY: AS ROGER MENTIONEDBEFORE, THAT FINAL BAND OF SNOWIS COMING THROUGH.IT ENDED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGOBEFORE WE WENT LIVE.NOW THE SNOW PLOWS ARE GETTINGBACK ON THE ROAD.THOSE PARKING BAN'S ARE INEFFECT UNTIL THE EARLY MORNINGHOURS, SO THE CROWDS CAN GETTHROUGH.